If you go down in the woods today…
by Penny Croucher | Aug 16, 2014 | Out and About | 4 comments
This week’s blog was originally written in German by Dorothea Lehmann and was inspired by a recent visit to the Grunewaldsee, a beautiful forest lake and one of my favourite places to go walking in Berlin. I have given my version of her text in English, but also included the German original. Anyone visiting Berlin for more than a couple of days should try and get to one of its many lakes and the Grunewaldsee is so accessible – just jump on the M29 bus along the Ku’damm to Roseneck or take the S7 to Grunewald station. In either case the forest is on your doorstep and you can walk all around the lake in about an hour. It’s fabulous at any time of the year and a great place to cool off in the summer. (..)

I wanted to bring to your attention a condition about the Haubentaucher​ swimming pool. I read about this pool and was very excited to go swimming there. After I waited in line for 90 minutes, I was turned away at the door because I did not look good enough to swim there. The bouncer told me his job is to be „the selector“ and that I would have to leave so that other people who are behind me in line who were more beautiful than I am would be able to swim instead. This also happened to a man in line in front of me, who had a few extra pounds. The bouncer made it very clear that this decision to not let me in was personal, based on the way I look. I suggested that he could at least give people the courtesy of knowing in advance, before they wait in the hot sun for 90 minutes, but he says that everyone has to wait, and when they get to the front of the line that’s when he will tell people whether they have to leave. It’s very rude. I posted about this on their Facebook page, and they deleted my comments and blocked me from commenting. That is the worst customer service I have ever received. I hope that you will not delete my comment, because I really believe people should be aware of this before wasting their time going to swim there. If they will not let people know in advance, then I will.

I’m a fan of Iheartberlin, but there is something that has been bothering me for some time now.
There is this perpetual feeling that this magazine is promoting event’s which do not represent the Berlin, which made it so damn sexy and natural !
Now this town is turning into a Fashion show, wether it be alternative or Hipster, and if you do not belong to one of this clichee’s , you are not worth the club, swimming pool..
Haaa, I won’t waste my time and why should this magazine propose such places..
We want cool alternative places, where everyone is welcome, not where you wait 2 hours to pay to get in, and wether your six pack is up to to par, is beyond saddening !

This town was super cheap, and super alternative, where everyone in the world cool feel home, rich or not.. but from the looks of some of the post’s here.. It’s all about to change ! Free Berlin from this Expensive Prices, and Posh people !

@Claus: IHeartBerlin does indeed serve a typical specific group of people…but that was never different. I agree that you see more and more places/stores advised that just cost a bunch of money and are somehow fancy. I guess it is also related that the creators of IheartBerlin grow up and now earn real money and don’t need to drink anymore only the free champaign on the vernissages 😉

True that 😉 We all grew up, also our readers that have been following us in these 9 years that we’ve been doing the blog. This is still a blog run by people (that are changing) and not a company or magazine that always tries to stick with the same editorial concept and audience target.

Wilder Hase and Klunkerkranich turned out to be my favourite spring/summer spots so far in Berlin.
I found them on your page so thanks for that! 😉 Not sure about Badeschiff and Haubentaucher though, I guess for me it’s too „commercial“